# Officials say the Ebola outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo outpaces the response

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Podcast: [Weekend Edition Saturday](https://stenobird.com/podcast/weekend-edition-saturday-1453543)
Published: 2026-06-20T11:40:55+00:00
Episode link: https://www.kuow.org/stories/officials-say-the-ebola-outbreak-in-democratic-republic-of-congo-outpaces-the-response
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Over a month after the Ebola outbreak was declared in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and aid is beginning to arrive but too slowly, as officials warn of "brutal geographic expansion" of the virus.

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